Soap holder



F. MEEKS.

SOAP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV=23.1921.

1A1 6,96%. Pat ted May 23, 11922.

WITNESSES I INVENTOR p" MM A TTORIVEVS FIRED MEEKS, OF LOS lllfl'GrELES, CALIFORNIA.

SOAP HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED MEEKs, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Los'AngeIes, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements in SoapHolders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bath soap and more particularly tothe meansfor holding the same in one hand.

An important object of the invention is to provide a cake of soap havingits ends formed with flexible loops formed from the same piece of tapeand adapted to be engaged by the thumb and little finger so that thecake of soap may be firmly held in the palm of one hand and will therebybe prevented from slipping.

A further object of the invention is to provide a soap holding meanswhich is neat in appearance, of highly simplified construction and cheapto manufacture.

, Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame,

Figure 1 is a perspective of a cake of soap and the holding means forthe same. the soap being shown in the hand of the user.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the cake of soap andthe holding means for the same.

Figure 3 is a sectional view illustrating a slightly different form ofthe invention.

In the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown apreferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a cakeof soap which may be either of rectangular formation or egg shaped andis provided with a holding means generally designated by, the numeral 6.The holding means 6 is in the nature of a piece of tape passedlongitudinally through the cake of soap 5 and having its ends formedwith loops 8 adapted to receive the thumb 9 and the little finger 10 ofthe hand of thei user. As illustrated in Figure 2. the ends of thelength of tape are extended beyond the ends of the cake of soap and theextended end portions are folded upon themselves and stitched asindicated at 12 to provide the loops. The length of tape may be imbeddedin the soap during the manufacture ofv the Specification of LettersPatent. Pmmgntmgdl ltIaty 23, I922... Application filed November 23,1921. Serial No. 517,294. i

cake of soap and if desired the portion of the tape extended through thecake of soap may be of a double thickness thereby providing a loop atthe ends of the'cake of soap. However, as the loops 8 are extendedbeyond the ends of the cake of soap the pressure or strain on the loopswill not tend to pull the tape away from the cake of soap.

In use, the user engages the thumb and the little finger with the loops8 and thereby firmly holds the cake of soap in position.

When bathing the user cannot lose the cake of soap since he has a firmgrip on the loops 8.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figure 3 an endless piece oftape 20 is extended through the soap and those portions of the piece oftape extending beyond the ends of the soap are stitched as indicated at21 to provide finger receiving loops 24. The

stitching 21 prevents the tape from being torn away from the soap.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim is v 1. Thecombination of a cake of bath soap of a size to fit ones hand, and apiece of flexible tape passing through said cake of soap and extendingbeyond both ends of the soap, the portions of the tape extending beyondthe soap being stitched transversely to provide finger receiving loopsand to prevent the loops from enlarging and cracking the cake of soap.

3. A combination of a cake of soap, and

an endless piece of flexible tape passing 100.

through the cake of soap and extending beyond the same, those portionsof the piece of tape which are extended beyond the ends of the soapbeing stitched to provide loops adapted for the reception of thefingers.

- 4. The combination with a cake of soap of a size to fit ones hand, aflexible element passing through said cake of soap and extendingbeyondboth-ends of the cake of soap, the portions of flexibleelements'extending beyond the ends of the soap being formed with fingerreceiving loops by means of which the soap maybe secured in ones hand.

FRED MEEKS.

